Evert Van Allen (1772-1854) was taught surveying by his uncle, John E. Van Allen,
and created a number of early maps of New York State. He was the city engineer for
Albany and made a number of historically important Albany city maps. The name is
also sometimes spelled "Van Alen."

The Evert Van Allen Field Book consists of a notebook of approximateley 35 pages describing a survey of a ten-square-mile
area in what is today Jefferson County, New York. The land was known as "Penet's
Square" after Peter Penet, a French adventurer to whom the land was deeded by the
Oneida as part of the Treaty of 1788. The field book contains detailed measurements,
descriptions of placement of chains and stakes, and descriptions of local landmarks.

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